Touch Typing Lesson 25: + & - Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the + [plus] and - [hyphen/minus] keys. These keys are used for mathematical equations. In addition, the hyphen is used to spell many words, and a double hyphen [--] is typed to indicate a dash. If you already know the keyboard, try our our business drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '+' key is two rows above the '[' and ']' keys (use your right pinky finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '-' key is two rows above the 'p' and '[' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 26 + 54 - 29 + 92 - 33 + 40 - 18 + 20 - 78 + 40 - 20 + 29 - 19 + 34 - 15 + 54 - 11 + 69 - 16 + 38 - 18 + 15 - 77 + 33 - 96 + 78 - 67 + 67 - 52 + 34 - 89 + 14 - 37 + 17 - 15 + 74 - 55 + 87 - 65 + 44 - 54 + 42 - 50 + 73 - 26 + 47 - 33 + 49 - 93 + 97 - 31 + 44 - 20 + 84 - 35 + 66 - 77 + 69 - 80 + 73 - 86Load Test